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I'd echo what Melving and Paul articulated so well. I've had Ivory 1 and 2 pianos plus the Faz and the V3 is noticeably better. Not much more to add. It works well on a M! chip laptop.

I own a P 225. I bought it primarily as a light weight piano for a monthly (big) band rehearsal and occasional gigs that simply require piano. I also own a Kawai ES 520 (currently at a bass playing friend's house for weekly get togethers to make jazz history 😀) and a Kawai ES 920 (my main practice digital home piano). Though the Kawai pianos are manageable weight wise, the shedding of 10 plus pounds makes a big difference at my advancing age. (I no longer buy green bananas!) Anyway, I find the action to be better than I anticipated and Yamaha pianos always seem to work well in a live situation. It's been a good purchase for my particular use. I did not wish to put too much money into a third 88 key digital piano. I find the main Rhodes patch to be sub par, to be kind. If I ever needed better Rhodes and/or B3 I could use the USB audio/midi with my iPad, but it's obviously not an ideal controller board. If you are looking for home use, I think the next level up P 5xx would be more satisfying if the budget allows. Good Luck

I have only played 8.2 briefly, but I thought the Rhodes were noticeably better (a little funkier?). I have been playing their software since version 2. I get the criticisms, but it is amazing software and plays so nicely. I have way too many sample based pianos. Oh that all these choices were available when I was a full time musician, but happy with the continuing improvements. Thanks Modart and all the developers.

It will be available in a 73 and 88 key version. Mo' money of course.

I've been wearing hearing aids from a variety of manufacturers for close to 25 years. I wear them all day every day. The technology, features, and wearability have improved greatly over the years. My most recent pair are Widex (since 2017) and prior to that I wore Resound for about six years. I liked both of these brands, have had very few problems with either, and both are still highly regarded brands (and I believe particularly for musicians). My hearing loss, mostly from playing in blues band in the mid-90s, is profound enough that my Audiologist(s) have told me that the over-the-counter aids would not be powerful enough for my hearing loss. I'd say first you need to determine the extent of your hearing loss at which point you can then decide what level of aids will work for you (over-the-counter etc.). A good Audiologist can also help you dial-in your aids properly, especially important for musicians. Also, I'd say whether buying a new keyboard, computer, or hearing aids, get the best you can reasonably afford. Good luck, check your health insurance for any potential benefit, and if you get some give yourself and brain some time to adjust. It can take a few weeks. It's not ideal to have to wear them, nor do they totally restore my hearing ability, but I am grateful everyday that I have mine. Cheers -

I have a handful of Waves plugins which I rarely use so the subscription route is definitely not for me. I kept the update plans up to date, but always grumbled about that. Now this settles my relationship with Waves. Best wishes to Waves and those whom pursue this option.

I just recently bought a YC 61 and have been experimenting with the velocity curves. I hooked up the YC to Pianteq to check which global curve seemed to give me the best results. For me the normal setting gave me a decent velocity range. I have been working with the settings adjustments for piano sounds and Rhodes but haven’t settled on anything much better than default, though these do give you considerable options. I am hoping this keyboard can be an all in one solution for certain kinds of gigs which I don’t have at the moment 😉. I would not particularly want to play the pianos on a jazz centric gig, but for non piano heavy jobs I think they are going to work. I got inspiration from Reezkey who plays wonderful piano on an unweighted keyboard.

I think the speakers play a big part in the overall experience. I am pretty sure I would have also liked the P-515, but went for the lighter weight (in pounds, not action) as I do still get an occasional gig. Plus I couldn’t find a 515 to play. Cheers

I enjoy my 920ES and play it almost every day. With some tweaking the Rhodes is also very good. I liked it so much I bought a 520ES to keep at bass playing friend's house where we get together weekly to create jazz history 😀 or something. Anyway, enjoy your purchase.

Just a suggestion, you might wish to check your FC3A pedal and make sure it is sending zero as a midi message when it is in the up position. I’ve had two FC3A pedals that did not return a value of zero with foot off the pedal, and it did mess with piano patches. Good luck.

I will just post this link to a Village Voice article. I know I learned a lot about the Hammond's history and players I know as well as many I had not heard of. It's a good history for those interested. Apologies if I did not post the link correctly. Hammond Article [/url]https://www.villagevoice.com/2021/12/27/the-strange-history-and-vibrant-players-of-the-hammond-organ/

I take back my "I need another Rhodes like a..." comment. My initial impressions are this Rhodes tops any others I have, and I have most of the main ones - Keyscape, Scarbee (old and current), Canterbury, Neo Soul, and others. something about this one that seems to have the right amount of "thunk" funk, playability, tone. Anyway, I am certainly enjoying my early meanderings. I've only touched a handful of presets so far and all have been good. Thanks BadDog112 for the heads up.

I need another Rhodes like I need aâ¦fill in your own joke. So of course I"m in for the Famous E as well.

I have both as well and agree just different. I don"t think either would embarrass most musicians on most gigs. I wish I had Hammond sounds this good when I was playing in a Blues band many years ago.

I downloaded this. It is very very very good, and free to current owners. Tweakable to an amazing degree. So many really fine Hammond options.

FYI Neo Soul Studio 2 iOS is currently on sale in the App store for $14.99. I've so far only downloaded the Nu Suitcase and Nu Mark 1 and already have way more than my money's worth, and have not even done any tweaking. I own just about every software Rhodes out there, some really good stuff here. I appreciated that we all have a varying Rhodes "ear", but for $15 amazing stuff. BTW not associated with Gospel Musicians in any way.

I have had good luck selling a few items on Reverb, never used their shipping as yet.

I won't venture to answer all your questions, but you can definitely front stop the Leslie. On the edit page there is a button to switch front stop on and off. I have Blue 3, VB3, B5 newest version, Arturia B3 V2, a Mojo 61, and probably some others. Blue 3 and VB3 are my favorite software versions, B5 is also good. It's 6 of one half-dozen of the other. All are very tweakable and very usable, at least for my needs. A blessing of abundance. Cheers

I've had a Grandstage 73 for about a week and really like it. It is pretty much exactly as you described in your original post, excellent AP and EP with adequate other sounds. It is super simple to use. (Of course you give up many editing options for that simplicity, but fortunately the sounds are very good as they are.) The variety and quality of AP sounds will allow me to leave my laptop (AP sounds) home. It weighs a bit more than I like, but the trade off for that is a better playing action. Also a shout out to Ben Allen's excellent review(s) which influenced my decision. Very happy with it so far. Tom

Nice updates, particularly the one button push for the piano sounds. And yeah a clavinet would be nice, I'd gladly give up the pipe organs. But I remain grateful for what I have and the new additions are a bonus to an already impressive instrument.

I hope you can have the lite install on your laptop and the full install on another drive?

The 30 gig lite install includes these instruments. it appears to be the full versions of fewer instruments rather than cut down versions of more instruments - smart. Hohner Clavinet C JD-800 Crystal Rhodes LA Custom C7 Grand Piano MK-80 Contemporary Rhodes MKS-20 E Piano MKS-20 Electric Grand MKS-20 Vibes Rhodes - Classic Mark I Rhodes - LA Custom E Wurlitzer 140B

Thanks sleepngbear I will try that. I use a little Mackie 8 channel. I was wondering if an aux send would work.

I also bought a really-mini sub to use with my SS V3, probably at least somewhat based on reviews by sleepngbear. Considering the size, weight, and price of the really-mini, I am satisfied, not thrilled, but satisfied. I probably would not have purchased this after reading Aspen's review, and the addition of the really-mini still doesn't get my pianos to where I would like them to be. However, overall it's an easy schlep to gig, is a great base for the SS, and does offer enough of an improvement that it's worthwhile. So no worries sleepngbear, I always appreciate other people's experiences. I guess now I have to save up for an RCF TT08 A and try that combination (a considerably larger investment). You guys are killin' me, but I love it - the never ending search for a satisfying to play piano sound.

I do not hear a noticeable difference either. If you turn the knob while playing a sound there are crackles making it hard to tell whether or not anything is changing. Which direction is closer? Anyway, still great fun to play.